Upcoming Events
October 2024
Tuesday October 29
- 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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Club Night | Caller: Howard RichmanP.S. 003 Charrette School, 490 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA
Rotate through Mainstream, Plus, Advanced programs.
Admission: $15
November 2024
Thursday November 7
- 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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Open House & Club Night | Caller: Betsy GottaP.S. 003 Charrette School, 490 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014, USA
First hour is reserved for interested folks who want to take a chance on learning to square dance. No experience or partner needed.
Admission FREE
Then rotate through Mainstream, Plus, Advanced programs.
Admission: $15
Friday November 8 – Sunday November 10
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Fly-in | Harvest Festival HoedownHilton Harrisburg, One N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA 17101, USA
https://dclambdasquares.org/hfh-info/
HFH 2024
Hosted by DC Lambda Squares
Callers:Ett McAtee, TBD, TBD
Peel the Pumpkin 2024.
Join us for the 40th Peel the Pumpkin square dance weekend. 40 years in the making! You know it’s going to be a great time with callers Ted Lizotte, Howard Richman, Betsy Gotta, and Chris Phillips. VenuesFriday and Saturday, we will be at PS 3, 480 Hudson St, NY. our usual square dance home for almost 40 years….
Peel the Pumpkin 2024
Who knew that when the first fly-in was held by Times Squares in 1985, we would still be here? The who, what, where of the event has changed over its forty years, but the heart of the weekend remains the same – dancing with our friends and family. We now proudly present “40rward and Back” : Forty…
Square Dancing Classes Start Jan 9
Let 2024 be the year when you begin your square dance journey! Square dancing is a form of social dancing going back centuries, but is still a fun and enjoyable activity for modern times. Some of our members have been square dancing in New York City since 1984 when the club was founded. In twelve…
Featured Articles
Member Profile: George Voorhis
How long have you been a member of Times Squares? My prom was in 1991, which was the same year as my first IAGSDC Convention “Cast a Shadow in the Sun” at the Hotel Fontainebleu in Miami. That’s when Security threw the Bathing Beauties out of the pool for wearing one piece bathing suits and…
Member Profile: Shep Wahnon
How long have you been a member of Times Squares? I was part of the third class of the Times Squares which began in the autumn of 1986. And I graduated from Basic/Mainstream in the spring of 1987at which time I was eligible to join the Club. I have therefore been a member of the…
Teaching and Learning Theory Applied to Square Dance Instruction
This article originally appeared in The Call Sheet volume12 issue 2 (2018 July-August-September) p.53-70, and is reprinted here with permission of the author. The Call Sheet is the professional journal of the Gay Callers Association. Teaching and Learning Theory Applied to Square Dance InstructionHarlan Kerr – harlankerr46@gmail.com “And I knew if I had the chance,…